The read
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Gangacharan is the new Brahmin of a village, where he assumes various duties: teaching, organizing religious events, and trying to prevent epidemics. But in that year 1943, war is raging (as reminded by the planes occasionally heard flying over the countryside), and a major famine is under way. As food shortages reach catastrophic proportions, Gangacharan attempts to preserve his privileged situation, while his generous wife, Ananga, conversely tries to help and support the community.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
36 audience votes
Key crew
- Satyajit RayDirector
- Satyajit RayScreenplay
- Satyajit RayOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Soumitra ChatterjeeGangacharan Chakravarti
- BobitaAnanga, Gangacharan's wife
- Sandhya RoyChutki
- Chitra BanerjeeMoti
- Paritosh BanerjeeCast
- Sachin ChakrabortyCast
- Govinda ChakravartiDinabandhu
- Shrikumar DuttaCast
- Subal DuttaCast
- Tapan DuttaCast
- Anil GangulyNibaran
- Noni Ganguly'Scarface' Jadu